Southwest Baptist University Course Catalog 2006-2007

Course Descriptions - Christian Ministries
CHR 1043. Life Style Evangelism - 3 hours (Fall, even years) Biblical background, study of historical examples, and actual field training in life style evangelism.

CHR 2043. Basic Evangelism - 3 hours (Fall, odd years) Introduction to the basic facets of church evangelism including biblical basis, techniques and approaches with some emphasis on personal evangelism, mass evangelism, radio and T.V.

CHR/MUS 2712. Songleading for Small Churches - 2 hours (Spring, odd years) See MUS 2712 for course description.

CHR/MUS 2783. Worship and Song in the Church - 3 hours (Fall) This course is a historical survey of the worship practice and hymnody of the major Christian denominations with an emphasis on planning worship for today's churches.

CHR 2951-3. Special Topics in Christian Ministries - 1-3 hours (On demand) A focus on special topics in the field of Christian Ministries.

CHR 3003. The Making of a Disciple - 3 hours (Spring) The ministry of making committed followers of Christ, including the vision for discipling, the evangelizing and discipling process and how to implement disciple training in a local church, mission or youth program.

CHR 3013. The Mission and Ministry of the Church - 3 hours (Fall) Study of the work of the various ministers of the local church with special attention given to the work of the minister of the word (pastor). Prerequisites: BIB 1013, 1023.

CHR 3023. Preaching - 3 hours (Spring, even years) A study of the task of preaching the Christian message to today's world including practice in preparing and delivering sermons. Some attention may be given to other types of religious communication.

CHR 4003. Expository Preaching - 3 hours (Spring, odd years) A study is made of the expository method of preaching. Sermons by recognized expository preachers are considered. Each student develops expository sermons and presents one sermon for video taping and review. Prerequisite: CHR 3023.

CHR/CED 4053. Reaching Unchurched Youth (Fall) See course description under CED 4053.

CHR 4951-4. Intensive Studies in Christian Ministries -1-4 hours A focus on a special area of interest in the field of Christian Ministry. Areas of study will vary from year to year. (May be taken more than once).

CHR 4981-3. Christian Ministries Apprenticeship - 1-3 hours (Fall, Spring) Guidance of an apprentice in direct relationship to field work. Apprenticeships may be done in the following areas: Associational, chaplaincy, pastoral, church secretarial, missions and other approved areas. Prerequisite: 96 hours completed. Note: Apprenticeships are not paid positions; the student learns under the supervision of a qualified staff member. Assignment of apprenticeships is made strictly by the SBU faculty member involved, not by the student or a particular church.